.jpg) Bleymaier in 2023 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Title | Pass game coordinator |
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| Born | (1982-08-09)August 9, 1982 (age 43) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Kelly (ID) |
| College | Delaware |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Career history | |
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Joe Bleymaier (born August 9, 1982) is an Americanfootball coach who is the pass game coordinator for theKansas City Chiefs of theNational Football League (NFL). He was previously a quality control coach, pass game analyst, assistant quarterbacks coach, and wide receivers coach for the Chiefs. He was previously a quality control coach at theUniversity of Colorado Boulder.
Bleymaier joined theKansas City Chiefs coaching staff in 2016 as a quality control coach, at the recommendation of former college teammate and Chiefs general managerBrett Veach, as well as former Delaware quarterback and then-Chiefs offensive coordinatorMatt Nagy.[1] He was promoted to pass game analyst and assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018, winning his first careerSuper Bowl the following season when the Chiefs defeated theSan Francisco 49ers inSuper Bowl LIV 31–20.[2][1]
As one of the Chiefs coaches whose duties include advance scouting of opposing teams, Bleymaier was one of the assistant coaches for the Chiefs given credit for helping them convert a 4th-and-1 play in the2020 AFC Divisional Round that helped them advance into the next round of the playoffs.[3][4] He was also credited by Chiefs head coachAndy Reid for his behind-the-scenes work on the Chiefs' innovative and creative concepts on offense.[5]
Bleymaier was promoted towide receivers coach on April 2, 2021.[6] In2022, Bleymaier won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated thePhiladelphia Eagles 38–35 inSuper Bowl LVII.[7]
Bleymaier was promoted to pass game coordinator for the Chiefs prior to the 2023 NFL season.[8] In2023, Bleymaier won his third Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the 49ers 25–22 inSuper Bowl LVIII.[9]
Bleymaier is the son of formerBoise State andSan Jose State athletic directorGene Bleymaier.[10] After earning hisJuris Doctor degree atMarquette University, Joe went to work for theUniversity of the Pacific's athletic department in 2009–10 and 2010–11 as an assistant director of compliance. In the spring of 2011, he moved to Mountain View, Calif., and co-founded an early stage tech start-up with his younger brother, Tom.[11]